CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Virginia Tech held Miami without a basket for 11 minutes and still trailed. Then the Hurricanes finally got going, and the Hokies were really in trouble.No. 5 Miami finally shook a 10-day scoring slump and pulled away from Virginia Tech for a 76-58 victory Wednesday night.Shane Larkin had 22 points and six assists to lead the Hurricanes, who were coming off a loss at Wake Forest that ended their 14-game winning streak and their bid to go unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference.Despite a slow start, Miami (23-4, 14-1) never trailed and improved to 13-0 at home.Erick Green, the nation's leading scorer at 25.2 points per game, took a painful spill in the first half and scored only 16 for Tech- just the third time this season he has been held below 20.The Hurricanes had averaged only 54.7 points over their past three games and again sputtered at the outset, but led 15-14 despite committing five consecutive turnovers and missing seven straight shots.The Hokies were having trouble scoring, too.``We weren't able to capitalize on the offensive end,'' Virginia Tech coach James Johnson said, ``and they're too good of a team to hold down for long periods of time. We needed to take advantage of the opportunity we had.''Tech (12-16, 3-12) fell deeper into last place in the league. The Hurricanes hold a 2 1/2-game edge over second-place Duke in the ACC and can clinch their first conference basketball championship by beating the Blue Devils on Saturday.``It's just another game on the schedule,'' Larkin said before he and his teammates dissolved in laughter that acknowledged the comment as nonsense.``It's going to be a blast,'' guard Trey McKinney Jones said. ``We beat them here this year, and we beat them there last year, so they're going to be gunning for our heads.''Green gave the Hokies a scare when he hurt his left side losing the ball and falling in the first half. He went to the bench grimacing but popped a pill and was back in the game a minute later.Green shot 6 for 13, including just one 3-pointer, and had three turnovers.``They did a really good job on him,'' Johnson said. ``They trapped him off ball screens, sent two guys at him and did a really good job.''C.J. Barksdale had 12 points and seven rebounds, and Robert Brown scored 12 points for the Hokies. They had 13 offensive rebounds but struggled to convert.``We missed chippies. We missed layups,'' Johnson said. ``We got offensive rebounds and weren't able to turn them into points.''The perimeter game was no better. Virginia Tech shot 3 for 16 from 3-point range.Larkin led the defensive charge against Green and also directed Miami's offense. On consecutive possessions early in the second half, the point guard hit a one-handed runner, sank a 3-pointer and fed Durand Scott for a fast-break layup and a 49-28 lead.``We had no answer for him,'' Johnson said. ``He's the key to that team.''Kenny Kadji had 20 points, six rebounds and two blocks for the Hurricanes, while McKinney Jones added 11 points and three steals. Scott, a senior, was held out of the starting lineup for disciplinary reasons. He missed the first 4 minutes and scored nine points.Larkin shot 8 for 12, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, and had six assists.``Shane had a terrific all-around game,'' coach Jim Larranaga said.The Hurricanes made 50 percent and went 8 for 21 beyond the arc. They also made 22 of 30 free throws and won a league home game by at least 18 points for the fifth time this year.``We did a good job driving the ball trying to get to the basket,'' Kadji said. ``People are now playing us more like a jump-shooting team, and Shane and Durand do a good job of getting to the basket.''The Hurricanes scored on their first five possessions to grab a 9-2 lead. After their offense stalled, they launched a 23-5 run that included 10 points on the final four possessions of the first half for a 38-19 lead.

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